Yarmouk Army

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Yarmouk Army
Jaish al-Yarmouk
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Active ? - present
Ideology Islamic democracy
Secularism
Leaders General Bashar al-Zoubi[1]
Area of operations Daraa Governorate
Quneitra Governorate[1]
Strength 4,000+[1]
Part of Free Syrian Army
Southern Front[1]
Hawks of the South[2] (formerly)[3]
Opponents Syrian Armed Forces
National Defense Force
Islamic Muthanna Movement[4][5]

The Yarmouk Army (transliterated Arabic: Jaish al-Yarmouk), originally known as the Yarmouk Brigade,[6] is a prominent Free Syrian Army rebel group operating in the Quneitra and Daraa governorates.[7] The group is one of the units that has received TOW missiles.[1] It joined the Southern Front on 14 February 2014[8] and the Hawks of the South coalition on 27 December 2014.[2]

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 العقيد "الدهني" تشكيل تحالف "صقور الجنوب" خطوة نحو توحيد فصائل حوران
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  4. Intra-rebel accusations compound tensions in south Syria arena Syriadirect.org, 18 January 2016
  5. Syrian Army resumes offensive in Sheikh Miskeen amid rebel disunity Al-Masdar, 23 January 2016
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